Calming the Chaos Free Guide

7 Secrets to Realistically Sneak Some 'Me Time' into Mom Life

Motherhood and being time-strapped? It feels like they go hand in hand, right?

But it's not just the endless to-do list—it's the relentless mental and physical demands from dawn till dusk (and often well past dark).

From the moment your oldest is born to the tween years of your youngest, many moms find themselves in a perpetual state of readiness, and it's exhausting, seriously.

Whether you’re furiously making dinner or mentally planning what the kids will do for spring break, life feels suffocatingly busy. But when we take a closer look, it’s not that we’re constantly busy, but rather we don’t get regular swaths of meaningful free time to curl up with a book or hit the gym.

Instead, we’re teased with 10 minutes here and 8 minutes there.

Fleeting free time between the chaos of firefighting and juggling countless responsibilities.

Modern motherhood can feel like running a race where the finish line keeps moving—which is probably why many of us wind up waiting 18+ years before we can get back to ourselves.